Bri and I have been living in the states six months now, and we are excited to have family and friends come visit in 2020. We’ve been growing a personal list of things we like doing or want to do while living in NYC. If you're planning on a visit, let us know if you like the look of any of these!

Fun Weekend Activities

• Improv comedy
• Premier league matches at pubs
• Sleep no more theatre experience
• Big onion walking tour
• Live music, jazz, bars
• Late night shows i.e. Jimmy Fallon
• Museums
  • Guggenheim
  • Planetarium
  • Fotographia
  • Tenement
  • The MET
• Broadway shows
• Spa treatment
• Get out of town for a hike
• Sports matches
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Soccer
• Cat cafe
• Central Park
• Bike rides to Brooklyn

Some more touristy things

• Times square
• Coney Island
• Cruise around the island
• Bus around the city

Places outside NYC Bri and I want to visit

• Six flags NJ
• Atlantic City NJ
• Grand Canyon
• Dallas / Austin
• Washington DC
• New Orleans
• California
  • SF
  • Yellowstone
  • Yosemite
  • (Burning man?)
• Georgia Atlanta
• Las Vegas
• Canada
  • Montreal
  • Banff
• Great snow mountains
  • Colorado
  • Seattle
• Mexico
  • Cabo
  • Quintana Roo

Food in NYC

Top Eateries

• The Boil - Cajun Seafood
• Eataly - Italian
• 2nd Ave Deli - Jewish Deli
• Jacob’s Pickle - Southern BBQ
• ILILI - Lebanese
• Hwa Yang Sichean - Chinese / Duck
• Khe-Yo - Laotian
• Mala Project - Sichean Chinese

Cheap Eats

• Chick-Fil-A - Chicken sandwiches
• Pizza Suprema - Great Pizza
• Clovelly Coffee - Australian coffee
• Shake Shack - Burgers
• Chipotle - tex mex
• Tortilleria Mexicanas Los Hermanos - Mexican
• Abiko- Japanese curry

We’re still looking for great...

• Souvlaki
• Pho
• Indian

Concept stores and shopping

• Century 21
• Amazon go
• Nordstrom flagship
• Starbucks reverse
• Nutella
• M&M store
• Dyson store
• Allbirds
• Showfields
• Nintendo store
• Whole foods
• Oculus shopping center
• Hudson yards shopping center